Senior Scientific Computing DevOps Engineer

Signature Science, LLC; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Signature Science, LLC is seeking a Scientific Computing Engineer in Charlottesville, VA to lead DevOps, DevSecOps, and software engineering for secure, reproducible scientific software and workflows across bioinformatics and data science.

You will containerize apps, build CI/CD pipelines, secure dependencies, and deploy in Kubernetes and cloud/on-prem environments, collaborating with software developers and IT teams. Remote may be considered for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in Unix/Linux environments.
• Experience with Git for collaborative development.
• CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins.
• Containerized software using Docker, Apptainer/Singularity.
• Programming in Python, R, Bash, or similar.
• Automating software development, testing, deployment, or workflows.
• Remediating software vulnerabilities and software supply chain security.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy solutions.
• Familiarity with issue tracking software.
• Excellent written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for scientific software.
• Containerize software using Docker or Apptainer/Singularity and ensure reproducible builds.
• Support deployment in Kubernetes and existing computing environments.
• Collaborate with DevOps, IT, and systems teams to integrate workflows.
• Automate builds, testing, deployment, dependency management, monitoring.
• Evaluate dependencies and container images for vulnerabilities and remediate.
• Contribute to shared services like registries and vulnerability tools.
• Prepare SOPs, technical docs, and workflow reports.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Git version control

CI/CD pipelines

Docker / containerization

Kubernetes

Apptainer/Singularity

Python / Bash / R

Automation

Security/compliance awareness

Communication skills

Education

BS/BA in CS, Software Eng, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Data Science, or related field

MS or PhD in related field

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Apptainer/Singularity

Helm

ArgoCD

Vulnerability scanning tools

Job description

Signature Science, LLC is seeking a Scientific Computing Engineer in Charlottesville, VA to lead DevOps, DevSecOps, and software engineering for secure, reproducible scientific software and workflows across bioinformatics and data science.

You will containerize apps, build CI/CD pipelines, secure dependencies, and deploy in Kubernetes and cloud/on-prem environments, collaborating with software developers and IT teams. Remote may be considered for qualified candidates.